7 years in prison for 11th grade male student who committed murder

(Baonghean.vn) -On the morning of June 16, the provincial People's Court opened the first instance criminal trial of the murder case against Nguyen Van Tung (born 1997, Hung Linh commune, Hung Nguyen). At the time of the crime, Tung was an 11th grade student.

According to the indictment of the Provincial People's Procuracy, on December 27, 2013, Nguyen Van Tung committed murder and rape against the victim Nguyen Thi Th. (born in 1994).

Defendant Nguyen Van Tung at the trial

Knowing he could not escape the law, on January 13, 2014, Nguyen Van Tung surrendered himself to the police.

At the trial, Nguyen Van Tung confessed his crime.Tung’s actions were hooliganism, aimed at taking the life of another person, the fact that Ms. Th. did not die was beyond the defendant’s subjective intention. Because the defendant was a minor, had no criminal record, and the victim asked for a reduced sentence for the defendant, the panel of judges allowed Nguyen Van Tung to enjoy mitigating circumstances according to the law. After considering the circumstances, the panel of judges sentenced Nguyen Van Tung to 7 years in prison for murder.

Khang Hoa